{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/peters-statement-on-vote-on-continuing-resolution-that-fails-to-address-rising-health-care-costs", "Peters Statement on Vote on Continuing Resolution That Fails to Address Rising Health Care Costs", "2025-11-09", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "MI", "Gary C. Peters", "P000595", "www.peters.senate.gov", "garypeters", "https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement on his vote against the funding proposal:\n\n\u201cI have repeatedly said I can\u2019t get behind a deal that doesn\u2019t take immediate action to prevent Michiganders\u2019 health care costs from skyrocketing more than they already have. But Republicans have made it clear they won\u2019t even lift a finger to address rising health care costs in this country.\n\n\u201cI proposed a commonsense one-year extension of these essential health care tax credits that would provide some immediate financial relief while we work to address the health care affordability crisis more comprehensively. But ultimately, compromise is impossible when President Trump doesn\u2019t care about Americans getting priced out of their health insurance and when Congressional Republicans either won\u2019t come to the table to negotiate \u2013 or worse \u2013 House Republicans refuse to show up to work at all for six weeks.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m frustrated that this deal doesn\u2019t take action on health care. But I\u2019m relieved that it will not only protect but increase resources for desperately needed food assistance, especially now that President Trump has shown he is comfortable both denying people affordable health care and letting children go hungry in order to get what he wants.\n\n\u201cIt is a positive step forward that the Senate is passing real bipartisan funding bills, including a bill the Senate previously passed with strong bipartisan support to ensure our nation\u2019s veterans receive the support they earned through their service.\n\n\u201cBut right now millions of Americans are getting the rug pulled out from under them as they see their health care costs are going through the roof. Many will lose their health insurance altogether. President Trump and Republicans\u2019 refusal to work with Democrats on this is cruel, but I won\u2019t stop fighting to strengthen the Affordable Care Act and make health care more affordable for hardworking Michigan families.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/peters-statement-on-vote-on-continuing-resolution-that-fails-to-address-rising-health-care-costs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5829107724130154, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}